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Pierre Viret: The Angel of the Reformation (R. A. Sheats)
$21.95For the first time in five hundred years, a full biography of Pierre Viret is now available to the English-speaking world. Packed with fascinating details and bristling with original documents and letters of the Reformers, the history of this forgotten giant of the Reformation is recounted in a fascinating and enthralling way. Known by his contemporaries as the Angel of the Reformation, Viret was truly a radiant light amongst the men of his generation, a light which has finally been uncovered in this our day. May the unveiling of this precious life inspire and equip a new generation of Reformers as they seek to extend God’s glory to every area of human existence!
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Peter Martyr Vermigli: Christian Biographies for Young Readers (Simonetta Carr)
$13.95Born in Florence, Italy, in 1499, Peter Martyr Vermigli decided that he wanted to teach God’s Word when he grew up. After many years of study, he became a well-respected leader in the Roman Catholic Church, yet he questioned the church’s teachings because he believed they were contrary to the Bible.
Eventually forced to flee Italy and the Roman Church, Vermigli joined the Reformers north of the Alps and devoted the rest of his life to teaching, preaching, and writing about the great truths of the Protestant Reformation. He lived in many parts of Europe, and he influenced many of the most important figures of his times.
This volume in the Christian Biographies for Young Readers series retells the story of a servant of Christ who left behind a postion of prominence in the Roman Church to courageously join the cause of the Protestant Reformation. Enhanced by illustrious, photographs, and additional information about the Reformation era, this account shows young readers how God can use the piety and talents of one man to advance the cause of His truth.
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Trailblazers Reformers and Activists Box Set
$29.99This giftbox collection of colorful Trailblazers stories makes a perfect gift that will delight young and old readers alike. The set features five of the great Christian reformers and activists, whose work has transformed world history.
The set includes the lives of:
- William Wilberforce
- John Calvin
- John Welch
- John Knox
- John Newton
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Who was Martin Luther? (Danika Cooley)
$8.25Martin Luther was a young man who was afraid of a thunderstorm, because he was afraid God was going to judge him. He was a Catholic monk hoping to find the way of salvation. But once the light of the gospel dawned on him, Martin became a reformer who inspired a continent to return to the Word of God!
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Light From Old Times (J. C. Ryle)
$24.50The 19th century was an age that witnessed great progress in many areas of exploration and learning. However, according to J.C. Ryle, it was an age of great ignorance too. ‘With all the stir made about education’, he wryly observed, ‘the ignorance of our own country’s history is something lamentable and appalling and depressing.’
What particularly distressed Ryle was the scant knowledge of the English Reformation evident amongst his contemporaries. In this lay a grace danger: one of the reasons so many congregations drift form their evangelical foundations is their sheer ignorance of Christian history, and their lack of understanding of the major doctrinal controversies and why they matter.
So Ryle taught that one of the best ways to stop Christians wavering ‘with every changing wind of doctrine’ (Eph. 4:14) is to instill in them a deep love for Reformation and Puritan teaching, and a willingness to suffer for those gospel truths. The Bible often calls us to remember the past, Ryle explained, but the devil tries to make us forget. If the church is to be strengthened, then Christians must be persuaded to read the saints of the past and to learn the lessons of church history.
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John Knox: The Sharpened Sword (Catherine Mackenzie)
$8.99John Knox spent his life with a sword in one hand and a Bible in the other and he wasn’t afraid to use either. He began his theological life as a bodyguard to George Wishart – and when that young servant of the Lord was put to death by the religious authorities, the event was what persuaded Knox of the need to preach himself, to awaken his country from the death of injustice and spiritual poverty that afflicted it.
Knox was never made for a quiet life, so when he ran from one danger, he often found himself headed straight for another. Escaping from the powers that be brought him straight into a castle siege and from there he ended up as a galley slave on a French frigate. No wonder Knox valued liberty! – as one who had felt the grasp of slavery’s chains and the cut of the enemy’s whip.
But his thirst for true freedom came from his longing for God’s Word to be preached. John knew that true liberty only came from being in service to God and his Kingdom. Many stood against him and they still do today… but he gave much to his country and to his God and the church and Scotland owe John Knox – they owe him thanks as they owe the God he served thanks for calling such men to be his preachers.
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Ploductivity: A Practical Theology of Work & Wealth (Douglas Wilson)
$12.50Ploductivity: (noun),
- the practice of plodding away at a pile of work, instead of frantically trying to sprint through it all
- being stable and graceful, like a buffalo upon the plains, not frantic, like a prairie dog or roadrunner
Here’s a book that provides a theology for technology, work, and mission that helps you be thoughtfully productive in the digital age.
The key is biblically-rooted wisdom and the ability to create the right habits and the regular discipline to use what we have been given.
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Luther in Love (Douglas Bond)
$11.50Discovering that love and marriage are complex, sacrificial, and yet intensely beautiful, Katharina von Bora, fearful of discovery, secretly pens a memoir of her forbidden marriage to a Mr. Martin Luther, with his dangerous life and turbulent legacy. This is the story of their trials, tragedies, and their joys and triumphs.
“A lovely book, a pleasure to read, a creative and astute project, a page-turner, faithful to Luther’s voice as a Reformer, a preacher, and a theologian and husband.” — Aimee Byrd, author of Housewife Theologian
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Heralds of the Reformation (Richard M. Hannula)
$13.49Richard Hannula’s book Heralds of the Reformation includes thirty short, but profound stories of Reformation-era courage. They can easily be read aloud to children or used by homeschoolers as part of their curriculum. Additionally, this book includes an overview of key events in the Reformation, a detailed Timeline from 1516 to 1598, seven short summaries of Reformation Basics, and comprehension questions and answers on all thirty biographies.
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What Is the Truth? The True Story of John Calvin and the Reformation
$6.99What do you do when you want to find out if something is true or not? Is there someone you can trust to tell you the truth? When John Calvin was a young boy he was taught many things that weren’t true, but then he discovered the truth about God and Jesus Christ.
This was a very exciting time for him. It was so exciting he could not keep this amazing truth to himself – he just had to tell other people. God helped John Calvin to teach the truth. He was one of the men who started what we now call the Reformation.
A wonderful introduction to the life of John Calvin for children 4 to 12 years of age.
(Read-aloud: 4-8. Read on my own: 8-12)Get all 15 volumes in the Little Lights Series!
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Going Beyond the Five Points: Pursuing a More Comprehensive Reformation (Rob Ventura, general editor)
$21.95In recent years, a doctrinal shift has taken place among believers so great that even the secular press has taken notice. Christians across denominational lines are laying hold of the biblical truth of God’s electing love and saving grace in Christ, commonly called Calvinism.
For many, this marks the beginning of a deeper study into the whole counsel of God in Scripture. A thirst to be thoroughly biblical in all areas of life is driving a more comprehensive present-day reformation beyond the famous ‘five points.’
This book captures the voices of seasoned Reformed pastors graciously guiding and encouraging Christ’s beloved sheep to press on and to seek the ‘old paths, where the good way is’ (Jer. 6:16).
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Hammer of the Huguenots (Douglas Bond)
$10.95Philippe, an orphan shipwright apprentice in 16th century France, is perplexed by the intense religious conflict raging about him. While his friends Maurice and Sophie cling to the good news proclaimed by the church Reformers, Philippe has not yet been persuaded to abandon the teachings of the state church in which he was raised.
The gospel sounds liberating at times, but can he risk believing when persecution and bloodshed inevitably follow? As Huguenot communities are massacred and full-scale warfare breaks over France, Philippe must decide once and for all where his loyalties lie. The choices he and his friends make in these violent times may cost them everything.
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Reformation Heroes (Joel R. Beeke, Diana Kleyn)
$21.50The Reformation did not happen instantaneously; it was something God brought to pass over a long period of years. As you read this book, you will learn how the Lord used some people to plant the seeds of church reform long before October 31, 1517, when Martin Luther published his 95 theses.
Luther’s story is well-known; but you will find it equally interesting to read of 40 others! – John Knox, Willem Teellinck, Zacharias Ursinus, Peter Martyr Vermigli, and others – who all contributed to the Reformation. Providing a full picture of the many sides of the Reformation, chapters are also included on the Anabaptist and Counter-Reformation movements.
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Ten Boys Who Made a Difference
$6.75Ten Boys Who Made a Difference includes the life stories of:
* Augustine
* John Knox
* Martin Luther
* John Calvin
* Jan Hus
* Hugh Latimer
* Ulrich Zwingli
* William Tyndale
* Thomas Chalmers
* Lord Shaftesbury$8.99
